The authors tested the influence of thirteen human resource management practices on voluntary turnover rates the following year while controlling for workplace size, the presence of a separate human resources management unit, union density, industry, and region. Analysis of data from 4,160...

The authors tested the influence of thirteen human resource management practices on voluntary turnover rates the following year while controlling for workplace size, the presence of a separate human resources management unit, union density, industry, and region. Analysis of data from 4,160...

Using a survey of Canadian city managers during the period 2002 -2003 modeled on the U.S. International Cities and Counties Management Association surveys, the authors examine a range of union responses to proposals to privatize city services. When confronted with possible member losses, unions...

The authors use comparable data on employment practices in multinationals located in four countries - Canada, Ireland, Spain, and the United Kingdom - to examine the question, How can we explain variation among national subsidiaries of MNCs in the extent and form of control on employment...

We examine how cities and towns provide services in the United States and Canada. Comparative analysis focuses on the role of the private sector in service delivery and the factors that affect city managers’ decisions to contract out services. Study of the selection of the most effective form...